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waller Samba Member
Joined: March 20, 2006 Posts: 332
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 9:16 am Post subject: I found the problem! Alt wiring |
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Well, after basically becoming an electrician trying to figure out what my electrical issues are, I think I've found the problem!
I traced the GEN wire from the speedo to the back of the car finding that it was spliced 3 times along the way, from blue to brown, to black. When I removed all the electrical tape, a lot of it was crumbly and had questionable connections. After removing all the tape and securing the connection, the GEN light is back!
In the meantime, I've:
- removed non functioning factory AC wiring from the front to the back
- fixed a clicking in the fuse box
- fixed a parasitic draw coming from a circuit breaker
I'm going to replace the entire run of wire, what's the right gauge to buy? The wiring diagram shows 0.5 blue.
Thanks again for all your help! |
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johnnyvw164 Samba Member
Joined: July 27, 2020 Posts: 570 Location: South of Raleigh
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ashman40 Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2007 Posts: 15975 Location: North Florida, USA
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 10:00 am Post subject: Re: I found the problem! Alt wiring |
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waller wrote: |
The wiring diagram shows 0.5 blue. |
From the Technical section:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/wireconversion.php
Metric 0.5mm^2 wire works out to 20AWG. 20AWG is less common than 18AWG. Either will work for this circuit. Try to find the correct color wire... blue. _________________ AshMan40
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'67 Beetle #1 {project car that never made it to the road }
'75 Beetle 1200LS (RHD Japan model) {junked due to frame rot}
'67 Beetle #2 {2019 project car - Wish me luck!}
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runamoc Samba Member
Joined: June 19, 2006 Posts: 5593 Location: 37.5N 77.1W
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Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 8:26 am Post subject: Re: I found the problem! Alt wiring |
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_________________ Daily driver: '69 Baja owned 44 yrs - Plan B: '81 Rabbit Diesel LS Deluxe - Plan C: '72 Ghia
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VW_Jimbo Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2016 Posts: 9880 Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 8:55 am Post subject: Re: I found the problem! Alt wiring |
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eBay has wires with tracer color in the insulation. If you find an ad (I embedded a link for you), you can call that company directly and ask questions about color availability. Good luck!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/293034181447?_trkparms=ai...0935.m2460 _________________ Jimbo
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mr_vanagon Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2005 Posts: 589 Location: Southern Illinois (GO SALUKIS)
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 11:01 am Post subject: Re: I found the problem! Alt wiring |
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I'll second the suggestion to look to ebay. Also, I've bought wire from this company with success:
https://www.eficonnection.com/home/category/wire/txl-wire-by-the-foot
Their focus is GM EFI stuff but they have a lot of options, including stripes. _________________ '68 Autostick Bug Mom bought new
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Dark Earth Samba Member
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